Metallic Realms (by Lincoln Michel)

One of my favorite novels of all time, as you may know, is Pale Fire. So when I realized this is essentially "if Charles Kinbote was an awkward nerd and John Shade was a sci-fi writing collective" I was so in.  

So many fun twists - I loved the sci-fi stories that are presented here as the products of the "Orb 4" writing collective, which vary wildly in style and quality but are always fun to read.  The narrator (and "lore-keeper") is named Michael Lincoln (not Lincoln Michel) and the author himself is referenced as a case of mistaken identity (and possibly makes a cameo at the end). The clueless unreliable narrator is both sympathetic and terrible.  There are so many inside jokes and references I'm sure I didn't get.  

I did my usual "check the Goodreads reviews" and as always there are people who take it all literally and don't seem to understand what Michel is doing. But if you are a Pale Fire and sci-fi fan, this one is for you.